St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-04
A GREAT DISPLAY.
Opening of the International
Military Encampment.


CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-The international
military encampment was formally
opened this afternoon amid the boom of
cannon and footing of horns. A big
crowd OF spectators attended despite the
sogginess of the crowd and the high,
cold wind that was blowing. When the
order had been read naming the
camp after Gen. Sheridan, and
score of gorgeOusly attired
bands had finished the simultaneous
rendition of the ''Star-Spangled Ban
ner," Mayor Roche came forward and
heartily welcomed the foreign, regular
and national troops as representative
defenders of law and order. He added:
SIN this country the equal right of all
to life, liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness is the rock on which government
stands. And though to anarchists, in
SurrectiOnlStS and plotters against civil
government the police and military
power is stone of stumbling and rock
of otfense,' yet whoever falls on this
stone shall be broken, and on whomso-
ever it shall fall in righteous Judgment
making was succeeded by the brigade,
battalion and company drills, which
lasted all the afternoon. The prin-
cipal arrivals to-day were the Third
regiment of Wisconsin militia and the
Second Minnesota militia. Though the
managers of the encampment have been
talking about having 5000 or 10000
troops here high estimate of the num-
Der present this afternoon would be
$500. The Danish and Norwegian con-
tingentS are reported to be greatly dis
satisfied with the patent bar
rack tents assigned them at
the encampment. They are
represented as claiming that the quar-
tiers are not up to the standard they had
expected. The arrivals at the military
encampment to-day were from Ne
braska, Wisconsin and Illinois. This
morning Gen. Bentley and Gov. Bev-
eridge took the visiting Scandinavian
officers to call upon Gen. Terry. After
the presentation they dined at the en-
campment grounds, and i'll the after
| noon the officers Of Commander
Gen. Blacks staff, and of
| the commands in camp, were
| presented to the distinguished foreign
| erS. In honor of the presidents visit
London syndicate will, on Wednesday
| evening, produce immense fireworks,
portraits of the president and MrS. Cleve-
| land, with novel effects which have not
the same evening will be given a grand
| production of the Fails of
Niagara the largest piece of fire.
works, they say, that has ever been
shown in this country. 1t has a grand
| cascade of fire $50 feet in length.
| Among the sixty set pieces to be shown
Wednesday night will be: Ascent of
mammoth balloons, carrying magne-
SUM lights, discharging great fire
! works at a great height; Alladin's jew
clad tree with suntiower wheel, chang
| tn nf blossoms with
prismatic centers, concluding with
a golden spray; eccentric fight of
rockets, each detaching floating para
chute lights, changing color many times :;
discharge of mines of Kissing serpents,
flights of Illuminated tourbellions, celes-
tial stars, rayonet fires, alterations of
aerial contortionists and many other de-
vices, which are claimed to be of Won
derful beauty and attractiveneSs, and
which they say will be the grandest dis
play of fireworks ever seen on this cons
tinent.